INVISIBLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

invisibly

adverb

as in imperceptibly

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Recent Examples of invisibly The kettle and coffee machine are tidily housed in a drawer, plugged in invisibly. — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026 There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 There was a Bluetooth speaker on the ground connected invisibly to somebody’s phone, and, around halfway through the hang, the speaker started playing song after song by Drake. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 But DellaPosta’s work also shows that political preferences may influence decisions about having children not because there’s something Republican about having kids, but because political affiliation invisibly guides how people live their life. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 So on whom, exactly, will ICE use this device designed to deliver pain invisibly? — Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The military is nothing if not secretive, and all of this work could be done in the dark—much the way the Manhattan Project, which developed the world’s first nuclear weapons, operated silently, invisibly, from June 1942 to August 1947. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Effective communication should be honest, consistent, and rooted in core values, acknowledging that many boycotts occur invisibly through personal networks, not just public channels. — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Just because SynthID seems solid right now doesn’t mean all attempts to invisibly label AI content will work. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

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Adverb

An old window sash can sag almost imperceptibly and leak warm air out of the top.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2026
The continuous rails bend so imperceptibly that passengers feel nothing more than a smooth, butter-like glide across the water.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of imperceptibly

Adverb

Roman, however, can uniquely sift through Andromeda’s stars much more minutely because of its wider field of view.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of minutely

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The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of microscopically

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If anything, this makes those insidious Fridays insignificantly safer than the state average for the period.

— Mike McRae September 08, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Lastly, but not at all insignificantly (as the project was his first breakthrough in the city), there’s the Condé Nast Cafeteria in Times Square.

— Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of insignificantly

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Many of these homes were not cleaned using even these minimally protective methods, however, according to a door-to-door survey conducted shortly after the attacks by the New York City Department of Health.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Plant Foods and Fiber Associated With Sleep Quality Previous research has linked diets rich in fiber and minimally processed foods with better sleep, the researchers noted.

— Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of minimally

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Anyone who has worked with fresh pasta knows the line between al dente and flabby noodles is infinitesimally fine.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The company used this speed advantage (and, later, similar ones) to profit from infinitesimally brief pricing differences between exchanges, all while fulfilling clients’ orders to buy and sell on those exchanges.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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